Before moving into Frogmore Cottage in the Queen’s estate, Prince Harry and Meghan signed a lease on a stunning £2.5million home shortly before their wedding.

Last summer, Prince Harry and Meghan were evicted from Frogmore Cottage after a bitter falling out with the Royal Family. And it isn’t the only former home they had to give up.

Frogmore Cottage, located in Windsor Great Park, featured extensively in the couple’s explosive 2022 documentary Harry & Meghan. Candid photographs from the doc show the Sussexes kissing in the kitchen and packing away their belongings ahead of their big US move.

However, their is also another British property that holds a special place in their hearts. Shortly before their 2018 wedding, Harry and Meghan reportedly signed a two-year lease on a property in the Cotswolds, and it’s here they lived while Frogmore was undergoing renovations.

The Oxfordshire residence, estimated to be worth more than £2.5 million in 2018, was comprised of three primary structures: a four-bedroom farmhouse, a two-bed cottage for staff and guests, and a converted barn complete with two separate kitchens – one on each floor.

A friend of the Sussexes previously revealed that the pair had ‘loved walking the dogs there and entertaining their friends in complete solitude’ at the idyllic country abode, where they entertained celeb pals such as George and Amal Clooney.

As lovely as the sweet farmhouse may have been, the Sussexes’ current living situation over in California certainly takes some beating. The couple’s £12 million Montecito mansion boasts a swimming pool, tennis court, tea house, and fairytale playhouse for Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, while illustrious neighbours include the likes of Oprah Winfrey and Gwyneth Paltrow.

This comes after a Royal expert suggests that Harry could well be set to introduce a new UK base for his young family, with his heart set on a ‘secluded Georgian house’ close to King Charles’ Highgrove estate.

Royal author and expert Tom Quinn told the Mirror: “With no chance of returning to any of the houses in the gift of his family, Harry has looked at buying the kind of secluded Georgian house in its own grounds that his father has at Highgrove in Gloucestershire.”

However, this move may see the prince encounter some difficulties when it comes to the cost of security in the UK. Quinn explained: “The fly in the ointment is the fact that Harry doesn’t want to pay for security and he is convinced that a great deal of security would be necessary even if the house was close to his father’s home. On the other hand, the idea of buying a house close to his father means he will be able to come to the UK for short periods with his children so they can have some kind of a relationship with their cousins and their grandfather.”